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Volvo Bus recall 19V724: 2018-2020 Volvo 9700

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Volvo Bus 9700, model years 2018 to 2020. Filed by Volvo Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 9 October 2019. 34 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Volvo 9700 vehicles. The passenger seat belt attachments may not be sufficient to anchor the seat belts and restrain the seat occupants in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety …

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 19V724 cover?
Volvo Bus 9700, model years 2018-2020.
What is wrong with them?
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Volvo 9700 vehicles. The passenger seat belt attachments may not be sufficient to anchor the seat belts and restrain the seat occupants in the event of a crash.
What can happen if it is not put right?
In the event of a crash, a passenger that does not remain properly restrained has an increased risk of injury.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will add reinforcement to the passenger seats, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-866-870-2046.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash, a passenger that does not remain properly restrained has an increased risk of injury.”

34vehicles potentially
affected
1model named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 9 October 2019owners told 11 December 2019today
The defect reached the regulator on 9 October 2019. Owners were written to 63 days later, on 11 December 2019. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign19V724
Filed byVolvo Bus Corporation
System at faultSeat Belts
Reported to NHTSA9 October 2019
Model years2018-2020
Vehicles namedVOLVO BUS 9700

What the notice says today

The consequence

In the event of a crash, a passenger that does not remain properly restrained has an increased risk of injury.

The remedy

Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will add reinforcement to the passenger seats, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-866-870-2046.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V724, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v724/

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